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<p>I know the ELC helps a lot but still would appreciate if someone could give me a sense of my chances...</p>

<p>ELC ?approved?</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.3 (never had a B)</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 690
SAT I Critical Reading: 580
SAT I Writing: 540</p>

<p>SAT II Physics: tbd
SAT II Math II: tbd</p>

<p>AP Stats ? 3
AP World History - 3</p>

<p>12 Grade Courses:
Calc
Economics/ American Government
Literature of Sport
Photo II (Art requirement)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
- 4 Years Baseball (2 Varsity) played year-around 15-20 hours per week</p>

<p>Awards & Honors:
- Top 25 Student
- Highest Honors all 6 semesters
- CSF</p>

<p>Community Service:
- Youth Baseball Coaching
- Church Outreach Program</p>

<p>Undeclared Major:
Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
Los Angeles
San Diego
Santa Barbara</p>

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<p>With an undeclared major, Berkeley/LA are matches, and the rest are safe matches.</p>

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<p>Goes to a very comp high school. UC GPA is 3.45; 1900 SAT; lots of EC; leadership ptns; over 800 hrs of cs and 2 internships.
Chances at
UCD
UCI
UCSD</p>

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<p>^
UCD: High Match/Match
UCI: High Match/Match
UCSD: Slight Reach</p>

85

<p>Thank you. can she even dream of UCSD?</p>

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<p>Realistic. A 3.45 is 600 pts below the average. However, leadership positions and 200+hrs of CS, plus work experience could easily make up for the difference (I think those give a total of 600~1000+pts). SAT IIs need to hold down the fort though.</p>

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<p>Sorry that I’m not going to be very specific in activities…..i don’t want my identity revealed with my stats</p>

<p>Instate( very very competitive…easily top 5 highschool in state)
Unweighted gpa about 3.5
UC GPA about 3.75 (8 honors/ap as designated)
Fully weighted about 3.9
Rank: school does not rank
SAT 1 : 2000
Sat 2 : Math IIC-760, Chem-750 +( expected …don’t know till scores are out Thursday)</p>

<p>Honor classes- chem., Spanish, precalc, community college business class
Junior yr AP: Bio-4, Calc AB 5
Senior Year AP: gov, econ, stats, Spanish, chem.</p>

<p>Very unique /GOOD ESSAYS!</p>

<p>EC
JV Sport-9-10
Club Sort-9-10
A Club officer -10
2 leadership positions at school 10-11
Volunteer tutor 9-11</p>

<p>Awards
Scholar AThlete</p>

<p>Chance at</p>

<p>UC Berkley
UCLA
UCSD
UC davis
UCSB
UCI
UCR</p>

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<p>^
Berkeley: Reach
UCLA: Reach
UCSD: Slight Reach/High Match
UCD/UCSB/UCI: Match
UCR: Safe Match</p>

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<p>^
Berkeley: High Match/Match (High GPA, uncompetitive major and loads of ECs work in your favor)
UCSD: Match (High GPA, uncompetitive major, loads of ECs etc.)
UCSB/UCI: Match/Safe Match (Possible scholarships here)
UCR: Safe Match (Very likely scholarships here)</p>

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<p>Thank YOU!</p>

91

<p>Thank You Peppers</p>

92

<p>White Male
California Resident
Upper-middle Class</p>

<h2>Prospective major: Business Econ./Finance</h2>

<p>GPA: 3.97 UW, 4.25 W, 4.29 UC
SAT I Math: 700
SAT I CR: 620
SAT I Writing: 720 (10 Essay)</p>

<h2>SATII: Math II - 710, Spanish - 620, Spanish w/ listening - 610</h2>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>California Scholarship Federation (CSF) (10,11,12)
*Lifetime member
National Honor Society (NHS) (11,12)
Spanish Honor Society (11,12)
*Officer position
American Red Cross Club (11,12)
Science Buddies (11)
*Online help w/ science fair projects
Track and Field - 2 years JV and 2 years V
*Captain
Competitive Soccer
Recreational Basketball</p>

<p>Mexico Mission 2007 <built houses="" w="" church=""> (11)
Administrative Work at Medical Center
Yachting Company in France (Summer '06, '07)<--(possible hook?)</built></p>

<p>Awards/recognitions</p>

<p>Principal's Honor Roll
Biology Departmental Award</p>

<h2>CSF Lifetime Member</h2>

<p>UC Davis: International Relations
UC Berkeley: Pre-Biz Admin
UCLA: Pre-Biz Econ</p>

<h2>UCSD: Econ. [Revelle]</h2>

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<p>^Match for all. 4.29 and a 2040 are good enough for the ones you listed.</p>

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<p>I'm assuming UCSD would be a safe match-match, and UCLA/UCB would be higher matches, no?</p>

95

<p>...If you want to see it that way?</p>

96

<p>uhh, yes please:
UCD: safety
UCSD: safe match
UCLA/UCB: High match?
...so pretty good chances for the top 2?</p>

97

<p>ok, now that everything is finalized, can you guys give me my chances for the following UCs? Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>UCB: Biochemisty/ Molecular Biology Major
UCLA: Biochemistry
UCSD: Bioengineering: Premedical (Revelle)
UCI: Biomedical Engineering: Premed
UCSB: Biochemistry
UCR: Biochemistry (Already guaranteed through Highlander Scholar Program)</p>

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<p>Rank 3/656 in a rural high school (not too competitive) I took the hardest course load possible. Also, I am ELC.
UC GPA: 4.27
SAT:CR 650 W 670 M 760= Total of 2080
SAT II: Math II 730
Korean 760
College Board's AP Scholar with Honor
EC's
Altar Boy
Guitar
COSMOS Bioengineering
CSF
Track
(that's all; I had limited opportunities due to the combination of my rural surroundings and lack of transportation. I explained this in my essay.)</p>

98

<p>White,Male</p>

<p>Junior</p>

<p>First Generation College student</p>

<p>Weighted GPA:4.0 (hoping to boost it up)</p>

<p>IN about the top 8 percent of my class</p>

<p>SAT I 1610 (dec.1)</p>

<p>Junior year schedule:</p>

<p>Spanish III
APUSH
AP chem.
Honors English
Honors precalc
Student government</p>

<p>ECs:
Marching Band (2 years)
Academic Decathlon
Science Olympiad
FBLA (officer)
Student Government</p>

<p>Community Service:
So far about 100. I’ve been helping out at my local senior center.</p>

<p>Awards and Honors:
5 Place in County FBLA conference in Business (I than entered into the State conference)
CSF
*most likely will make NHS this year</p>

<p>Hopefully I get some more awards in Academic decathlon, science Olympiad and FBLA. Planning to retake the SAT I, did horrible on the CR. </p>

<p>Colleges of my choice: (ha most are probably reach)
UCD
UCR
UCSB
UCI
UCSD
UCLA</p>

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<p>^
As it is now, UCSD and UCLA would be considered reaches. Of course, a year's time can do a lot, and I would be assuming that you're retaking the SATs (and taking the IIs). Make note that, under the unofficial (well, not officially from UCSD but presumably from a former adcom) UCSD points system rubric that is being floated around, you would not be getting points for being an "officer" or just "member of student government". There are certain high level positions that will add to your total. Simply being "coordinator of community events" or something to that effect is probably not going to help you.</p>

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<p>^Really?? i was looking at the comprehensive review and i could of swore that one of the examples listed was "treasure of a club".</p>